Boy Meets Girl is a 2015 BBC Two six-episode sitcom starring Rebecca Root, Harry Hepple and Denise Welch which aired between 3 September and 10 October 2015. It tells the story of the developing relationship between 26-year-old Leo (Hepple) and 40-year-old Judy (Root).The script, by Elliott Kerrigan,Boy Meets Girl Season 1 DVD was discovered through the Trans Comedy Award, a 2013 BBC talent search for scripts with positive portrayals of transgender characters.Both Root and her character Judy are transgender, making this the first BBC comedy to feature transgender issues prominently, and the first sitcom to star a transgender actor. Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, the executive producer, stated "we always knew we had to get a trans actress – I don't think we auditioned anyone who wasn't trans for the role. It just didn't feel right."